Adaptive response to Zn²⁺ limitation in <i>Mtb</i>. by Allexa Dow (5130722)

“…<p>(A) Volcano plot of DE genes (absFC >2, FDR <0.05) in <i>Mtb</i> H37Rv in ZLM vs. ZRM. Genes colored in red, blue, and grey are significantly upregulated, downregulated or not significantly regulated in ZLM vs. …”

Remyelination is less prominent in <i>Celsr3|Emx1</i> than control mice after root avulsion/re-implantation. by Yuetong Ding (594520)

“…Q: In mutant nerves, MBP density is significantly higher than in control nerves at 7 days but lower after 14 and 21 days. *: <i>P</i><0.05, comparison at different time-points with <i>t</i>-test, n = 4 in each group.…”

Image1_Altered Expressions of NF1 and NF1-Related microRNAs as Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma.TIF by Peng Zhang (2071)

“…</p><p>Results: Compared with the adjacent normal tissue, both mRNA and protein expressions of NF1 in the UPS tumor tissue were significantly decreased, and the positive rate of NF1 protein was associated with the tumor size, metastasis, and recurrence. …”

An O Antigen Capsule Modulates Bacterial Pathogenesis in <i>Shigella sonnei</i> by Mariaelena Caboni (159647)

“…In contrast, overexpression of the capsule decreased invasiveness <i>in vitro</i> and inflammation <i>in vivo</i> compared to the wild type. …”

Titan cells generation <i>in vitro</i> is impacted by various environmental conditions. by Benjamin Hommel (523072)

“…<p>(<b>A</b>) The sequence of media used at steps 2 and 3 of the protocol was crucial for titan cells generation: yeasts cultured in Yeast Peptone Dextrose (YPD) and transferred to minimal medium (MM) produced significantly more titan cells (cells >10μm, dotted grey line) than yeasts cultured in MM or YPD and transferred in MM or YPD, respectively; (<b>B</b>) Exposure to d light at step 3 had a positive impact on titan cells generation compared to incubation in the dark; (<b>C</b>) Raising the incubation temperature to 37°C at step 3 decreased titan cells formation compared to 30°C; (<b>D</b>) Modification of the initial pH of the MM used at step 3 impacted titan cells formation with pH 5.5 being optimal while a more acidic (pH = 4), a neutral (pH = 7) or an alkaline (pH = 8.5) pH inhibited titan cells formation; (<b>E</b>) The impact of hypoxia was tested by physical (closed cap) and by chemical (COCl₂ in MM at 1 nM) method and compared to normoxia (21% oxygen). …”

Effects of Salt Stress on Three Ecologically Distinct <i>Plantago</i> Species by Mohamad Al Hassan (784937)

“…In the halophytes, K⁺ concentration decreased at moderate salinity levels, to increase again under high salt conditions, whereas in <i>P</i>. …”

<i>In Vivo</i> fluorescence microscopic imaging of radiation response of perivascular cells. by Azusa Maeda (141179)

“…</b> Longitudinal fluorescence imaging of DsRed tumor tissue (red) (<i>same animal as in </i><b><i>D</i></b><i> and </i><b><i>E</i></b>) which received radiation treatment (30 Gy) revealed the presence of classically-appearing vessel-associated pericytes (<i>yellow arrow, F</i>). 4 days after radiation, pericytes coverage on tumor vessels was decreased and this continued to day 8, despite an additional injection of FITC-labeled α-SMA at day 8. …”

Intra and Inter-Spore Variability in <i>Rhizophagus irregularis AOX</i> Gene by Catarina Campos (822816)

“…The analysis of <i>RiAOX</i> polymorphisms in single spores of three different isolates showed a reduced variability in one spore relatively to a group of spores. …”

Replicating islet cells in fulminant type 1 diabetes (FT1DM). by Kaoru Aida (554834)

“…<p><b>A</b>: Ki67-positive cells are increased in the pancreas of FT1DM. The cell composition of increased Ki67⁺ cells (red nuclei) is mainly REG Iα positive cells (green: arrowheads), islet non-beta cells (arrows), and islet beta cells (*, blue). …”

GO analysis of hub genes (<i>P-value</i> ≤ 0.05). by Zahra Soltani (2898647)

“…The qPCR confirmed that the expression of these genes was induced from 3 to 6 h following exposure to 100 μM MeJA, with peak expression occurring between 12 h and 24 h and decreasing after 48 h. Overexpression of <i>PR1</i> was one of the first steps toward SAR. …”

<i>Alox5</i> regulation by RE9a and KLF6. by Russell C. DeKelver (469473)

“…Expression was normalized to <i>Renilla</i> luciferase and control (Ctrl) was set to 1. …”

Timing of the human prenatal antibody response to <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> antigens by Samuel Tassi Yunga (4471093)

“…Having cord blood Pf IgM was associated with placental malaria (adjusted OR [95% CI] = 2.37 [1.25–4.54]). To determine if <i>in utero</i> exposure occurred via transplacental transfer of Pf-IgG immune complexes (IC), IC containing MSP1 and MSP2 were measured in plasma of 242 mother-newborn pairs. …”

Meta-transcriptome Profiling of the Human-<i>Leishmania braziliensis</i> Cutaneous Lesion by Stephen M. Christensen (3122886)

“…<div><p>Host and parasite gene expression in skin biopsies from <i>Leishmania braziliensis-</i>infected patients were simultaneously analyzed using high throughput RNA-sequencing. …”

Haplotypes of the <i>GF14h</i> gene analyzed in S12 Fig. by Yusaku Sugimura (3824083)

“…Knocking out functional <i>GF14h</i> in a near-isogenic line (NIL) carrying the Arroz da Terra allele decreased LTG, whereas overexpressing functional <i>GF14h</i> in Hitomebore increased LTG, indicating that <i>GF14h</i> is the causal gene behind <i>qLTG11</i>. …”

Efficiency of generating <i>Garin2-5b</i> knockout mice. by Haoting Wang (16952764)

“…Further analysis revealed that <i>Garin3</i>^<i>-/-</i> males exhibited abnormal acrosomal morphology, but not as severely as <i>Garin1b</i>^<i>-/-</i> males; instead, the amounts of membrane proteins, particularly ADAM family proteins, decreased in <i>Garin3</i> KO spermatozoa. …”

Notch signaling is disturbed in the outer layers of <i>Sco</i> follicle cells. by Chen-Yuan Tseng (676681)

“…Expression of <i>E(spl)m7-lacZ</i> is decreased in ectopic layers of <i>Sco</i> mutant follicle cells located far from the germline at the anterior and posterior poles. …”

Laryngeal evidence for the first and second <i>passaggio</i> in professionally trained sopranos by Matthias Echternach (656343)

“…<div><p>Introduction</p><p>Due to a lack of empirical data, the current understanding of the laryngeal mechanics in the <i>passaggio</i> regions (i.e., the fundamental frequency ranges where vocal registration events usually occur) of the female singing voice is still limited.…”

Dachsous, Fat, Four-jointed, and Hippo regulate <i>Drosophila</i> obesity. by Neha Agrawal (371176)

“…TAG levels normalised to level of protein in adult male flies upon adult specific (D) fat body and (E) pan-neuronal knockdown of <i>dachsous</i>, <i>fat</i>, <i>and hpo</i>. Adult-specific pan-neuronal knockdown of <i>ds</i>, <i>fat</i>, or <i>hpo</i> decreases food intake and excretion on <i>fat</i> and <i>hpo</i> knockdown (F, G), increases survival upon starvation after <i>fat</i> knockdown (H), and does not affect climbing ability (I). …”

rystal structure and conservation of the Tae4 effector from <i>S. typhimurium</i>. by Juliane Benz (154207)

“…Sc1</i> (ZP_09929551.1) going from dark green (identical residues) to light green, orange and yellow (with decreasing conservation). α-helices and β-strands are colored in orange and green according to (A). …”

Culture-Independent Investigation of the Microbiome Associated with the Nematode <i>Acrobeloides maximus</i> by Jean-Paul Baquiran (435727)

“…Putative symbiont populations were maintained for at least 4 months post inoculation, although the levels decreased as the culture aged. Fluorescence <i>in situ</i> hybridization (FISH) using probes specific for <i>Ochrobactrum</i> and <i>Pedobacter</i> stained bacterial cells in formaldehyde fixed nematode guts.…”